Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics

Welcome to IREAP

We invite you to take a look at our latest research, achievements, discoveries, expertise and events

About IREAP A Message from our Director

Maryland Day, April 26, 2025

As you wander about campus on Maryland Day, check out IREAP's demonstrations on the front lawn of Glenn L. Martin Hall.

IREAP Pictures from Maryland Day 2025

Professor Patrick G. O'Shea

Professor Patrick O'Shea has been appointed Deputy Vice President for Research at the University of Maryland College Park.

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Professor Howard M. Milchberg

Researchers develop a laser-based method that could scale to distances greater than 100 m

Chemical & Engineering News article

Professor Daniel P. Lathrop

Daniel Lathrop collaborated with the Maryland Civil Air Patrol to monitor the state's carbon dioxide and methane emissions from the air.

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Dedicated to research from the very beginning

IREAP was established with the purpose to introduce visibility into the world of applied physics with the mission to solve the world's problems by way of research and scientific innovations.

An institute born from two extraordinary colleges

IREAP is a joint institute of the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) and A. James Clark School of Engineering (ENGR) and works to support the research and sustained innovations of faculty from both fields.

News & Events

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May 9, 2025

Maryland Engineers Design Photonic Hardware for Next-Generation...

MSE researchers leverage phase-change materials to build a photonic memory device published in Nature...

Apr 25, 2025

Maryland Engineers Win Radiance Technologies Innovation Bowl

Apr 17, 2025

Do Good Spotlight: Bryan Quinn '01